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00:00So 15 minutes before lunch, it's time for the England captain, Joe Root.
00:25Big moment for him.
00:30Root's underway.
00:33Characteristic Root shot, letting the ball come to him.
00:39That's England's 50, it's been hard work.
00:51Oh, upish, but he gets away with it.
00:55Well, that was a streaky one.
00:57You can understand the bowlers' frustration.
01:04That's fortunate from Joe Root.
01:06Full-blooded off-drive.
01:08Three-one, really.
01:17Three-one, really.
01:19Most batters like them there.
01:23Three successive boundaries for Joe Root.
01:25That was the most assured of them all.
01:29The poorest delivery, really, from Siraj.
01:32Yeah, just fuller on the legs.
01:35Comfortable, that bat out in front of the pad, and all he's got to do is lay a bat on that.
01:39England's best batsman.
01:42Will be hunting the LBW.
01:44He's got Joe Root a couple of times LBW.
01:46Once in India, once at the Oval in 2018.
01:49When's the in-swinger coming?
01:52Not there.
01:53Fantastic shot from Joe Root.
01:57He's come in and hit four boundaries.
02:00And he's 17 so far.
02:02That was the away swinger from Boomerah.
02:04Great cover drive from Joe Root.
02:06Looks in fine form.
02:09Lovely cover drive.
02:11Joe Root at his absolute best.
02:15This has been absolutely met.
02:17Lovely full face.
02:21The way his hands come through.
02:23Hold the pose, Joe Root.
02:32Beautiful shot from Root.
02:34It was full.
02:36It asked for it.
02:37And Root delivered.
02:39It's the fourth time he struck Siraj for a boundary.
02:48Oh, edged.
02:50Short though.
02:52Short of Raoul the way to his right-hand side.
02:57Well, this is where you have to be very disciplined as a batter.
03:01Thakur into the attack and Joe Root's just relaxed.
03:18And that's beautifully placed.
03:21And Root's rhythm really has come into play now.
03:25Bit of a scratchy start.
03:27But particularly, he's driving off the front foot.
03:30It's just been immaculate.
03:32Yeah, this one tossed up a little bit more by Jajaja outside that off-stump.
03:36But beautifully timed.
03:38Just opened that bat face as well.
03:40Play with soft hands.
03:48Four runs through third man.
03:50Bowler will think that's a moral victory to him, but actually Root just went with it.
03:56Yeah, it's a good delivery.
04:00Joe Root nearly poking out.
04:03But as you say, just soft hands, just pulling the bat away, letting the ball just hit the bat.
04:07Square drive.
04:13And that has just gone all the way. Not even Jajaja can catch that.
04:20He just held the shot for a moment there.
04:24Actually making sure that he found the gap.
04:31Too much width for Shakur.
04:33On top of the bounce.
04:39As soon as it left the bat. Beautiful timing and balance.
04:42From Joe Root.
04:51Now, not only has that been a very close shave for Joe Root, but look how low it...
04:56The single taken.
05:05And Joe Root goes to his first test 50 of the English summer.
05:11To back up two double centuries.
05:13And 186 at the start of the year in the subcontinent.
05:18Is this a sign of things to come for the England captain?
05:28Guided pull from Route 4.
05:30Well, it's been Root against India today.
05:34She's batted serenely.
05:39Oh, that's a very good shout.
05:43Up goes the finger. He's played all the way round that.
05:47The first ball of a new spell from Shakur.
05:50And Root isn't even going to think about reviewing that.
05:53He played all round it. The ball swung again for that lovely full length.
05:55And that really does put the cat among the pigeons now.
05:59England's captain is out for 64.
06:02And he casts a forlorn figure, doesn't he? Look at this.
06:05Doesn't get much better than that.
06:07First ball back for Shardul Parkour.
06:11He knew straight away that was not missing.
06:15India in the ascendancy.
06:20Conditions to suit the bowlers.
06:21And Joe Root, the captain, who looked good.
06:25Has to go for 64.
06:28155 for seven.
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